Bandits Rob Lecompton Bank For 1500 In 1920s Heist
Three men in a blue touring car held up the Capital State bank of Lecompton at 11 to 1 PM, forcing cashier J W Kreider and clerk Edna Laswell to the floor and taking about 1500 in cash. A county wide manhunt followed as Sheriff W J Cummings led vigilantes toward Clyde Talley and a Ford car sighting nearLawrence. The getaway car reportedly struck a Ford near No 6 schoolhouse, with a wheel torn off in the pursuit.
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Capital State Bank of
Lecompton
Douglas County Bank
W. J. Cummings
J. W. Krider
Edna Laswell
Jini
Kreider
Oklahoma
Clyde Talley
Clintor
Talley Place
Sheriff Cummings
Bert, Fogarty
Patton Bridge
Lawrence
Cummings
Seventh
Louisiana Street
Car fire near Lawrence halts traffic on Fort to Fort highway
A Hunsinger car burned shortly after 7 am four miles northeast of Lawrence on the Fort to Fort highway. Gurt Williams of the Hunsinger Barges was driving toward Kansas City when the blaze, likely from the engine fire, sparked flames that forced bystanders to move the vehicle to the roadside. Traffic was briefly stopped fearing explosion and further damage.
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Belngzing
Chris Hunsinger
Fort-To-Fort
Lawrence
Gurt Williams
Hunsinger Barage Ge
Kansas City
Caravas
Trafic
Rery
de Nash
Raseline
Weather scattered Wednesday evening and Thursday
Fragmented OCR weather note describes warm Wednesday with by parts of the west and north portions. Mentions clear roads and partly cloudy conditions with scattered chances tonight and Wednesday.
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Godta
Hottest for year sets new record in Emporia at 106
Topeka and nearby cities report extreme heat with Topeka reaching 103 and Emporia hitting 106 at 3 PM. Tornado-like winds threaten corn crops while states across Kansas face record highs and need rain. Cities including Winfield Ottawa Salina Hutchinson and Parsons log temperatures between 101 and 106.
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Fopeka
Emporia
Lawrence
Topeka
Kansas
Topekas
Winfield
Anthony
United States
Newton
Kan
A.P
Ottawa
Aka
Salina
Lyon County
sHutchinson
Hutchinson
Parsons
Boy struck by bus in North Lawrence injures Pollard Sprouse
Pollard Sprouse, 16, was badly bruised after running in front of an inter state bus driven by George Atkin near Third and Locust streets in North Lawrence. He was taken to McConnell Hospital with severe bruising but no internal injuries reported. Mrs. Sprouse and her four children were walking to the business district when Pollard darted ahead and collided with the bus bumper.
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O Pollard Sprouse
George Atkinson
Third
Locust Streets
McConnell Hospital
W. M. Sprouse
North Third Street
North Lawrence
Lawrence
Typhoid Vaccination Schedule at City Health Office
Several persons have been going to Dr H E Chambers city health office to be vaccinated. Dr Chambers will give vaccinations free of charge from 11 o'clock each morning at the city health office in City Hall. The report notes an easy Giants victory and other brief sports updates amid scattered item snippets.
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H. E. Chambers
City Health
Chamers
City
Hall
Communists urge labor to confront military reaction in Britain
London reports reveal British communist letters to the Labour Party and the Trade Union Congress urging a campaign to warn soldiers and sailors of capitalist threats. The letters claim military and fascist forces may be used to subdue workers and call for a manifesto to troops. James Stewart warns of potential civil war as mines agreements expire. Miners in Ammanford form a defense force amid threats from fascists.
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London
A. P
British Communist Party
National Labor Party
General Council
Trade Union Congress
Labor Party
James Stewart
Labor
House of Commons
Glasgow
Baldwin
A. J. Cook
Miners Federation
Ammanford
Wales
Young thieves confess to grocery store thefts in river city
Ralph Hess aged 10 and LeRoy Crummet aged 9 confessed to stealing about 64 dimes and pennies from Wirdmmill grocery at 900 Mississippi Street after police investigated a prior timber yard theft. They had been wards of the juvenile court and were ordered to the boys industrial school in Topeka after a probate judge conference. The pair used fly paper on a door glass to aid entry, Hess escaped through a narrow opening and Crummet aided the break in. The boys had recently been wards of the juvenile court before this case.
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Ralph ‘Hess
LeRoy Crummet
Yeterday
Wirdmmill
Mississippi Street
Logan-Moore
Torpeka
Tio
Hess
Juvemile Court
Melo Raid Report Seizes Bicycles in Wichita Capture
Wichita police report a raid on August 13 4 p.m. capturing about hundred messages from unseen sources and seizing bicycles during the operation. The event involved delays and reloads linked to the captured items. Authorities disclosed the raid details and ongoing investigations in the short bulletin.
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Wichita
Kan
Shen
Pion
Petain Plans Major Offensive From Paris To Morocco
Paris reports Marshal Petain will leave for Morocco to set timing and methods for the grand offensive against the Kiffian tribesmen. Preparations near completion. Petain to meet General Primo Rivera at Algeciras to coordinate French and Spanish actions. Premier Painleve vows swift, decisive action with minimal casualties.
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Paris
Marshal Petain
Morocco
Petain
Eet
Primo Rivera
Algeciras
Painleve
Warranted Bribery Trial Linked to Croweburg Raiders
Pittsburg Kansas August 18 A P Fred Black constable at Croweburg and deputies Arthur Schirard Rudolph Mori bound over for trial in Crawford county district court on bribery theft charges. Judge Lemon set bond at 1500 each as the defense rested without testimony. Three counts allege soliciting accepting a bribe and stealing a shotgun.
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Pittsburg
Fred Black
Croweburg
Arthur Schirard
Rudolph Mori
Crawford County
Lemon
Pittsdare
Justice
A. H. Carl
Charles Fowl
Mulberry
Fu Wler
Fred [Black
Arthur
Willis A. Buck
Prohibition
Black
Buck
John McNamara
Crowellarg
McNamara
H. B. Kumm
First National Bank of Fittshare
John D- Tarkington
Joe Sais
Herman
Youvan
Smith
Eldridge Hotel cornerstone dedication in Lawrence
William E. Connelley to give brief history of the Eldridge hotel at the cornerstone laying ceremony marking the 62nd anniversary of the old hotel fire and Lawrence sacking by Quantrill. Fred Trigg to speak, W G Hutson and Mont J Green to lay the stone. program includes speeches, singing, and a history of the hotel.
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Eldridge Hotel
C. W. Tucker
Lawrence
Quantrill
Outlaws
W C. Simons
Tucker
Mary L. Learnard
California
Eldridge
Learnard
Fred Trigg
Kansas City Star
William EB. Gonnelley
State “Historical Society
Mont J. Green
W. C. Simons
Madge Bullene
Charles Thomas
First Baptist Church
Whittier
G W. Thomas
W. G. Hutson
Mont J. .Green
Opera Man Uses Sun for Cooking Eggs in Topeka
Topeka, Aug. 18 A P The Kansas sun heated streets to 103 degrees as Col FW Z Hughes former Kansas attorney general and ex Topeka mayor tested solar frying by cracking eggs on a street track at Sixth and Kansas Avenues. Within six minutes a car arrived and Hughes ate the fried eggs on the hot rails.
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Topeka
Kansas Sun
Col
FW. Z. Hughes
Kansas
Sixth
Kansas Avenues
Col. Hughes
Ederle abandons English Channel swim in foul seas
Gertrude Ederle was forced to quit her English Channel attempt at 3 58 p m after two thirds of the distance due to nausea and seasickness from salt water. Her trainer urged recovery as the tug La Marina ferried her to Boulogne where she slept before returning.
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Eng
Gertrude Ederle
English Channel
Channel
Miss Ederle
Helmy
Jabez ‘Wolfe
Sobbding
Shes
Dover
Boulogne
France
la Marinia
Pay as They Build Arrangements for KU Student Union
Arrangements with Pond and Pond architects will furnish plans for bids and contracts for the University of Kansas Student Union as funds allow. Officials seek to avoid debt while exploiting bid alternatives to complete a structure costing about 165000 dollars, with interiors bought as money is available. Memorial fund contributors oppose heavy interest charges, noting stadium conditions differ from current building plans.
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Pond and Pond
University of Kansas
Goldsmith
Sherman Elliott
Chicago
Memorial Corporation
Elliott
Baseball NL and AL results with homers and standings
Summary of scattered baseball results from the National and American Leagues. Highlights include Luque and Hargrave homering for Cincinnati and Philadelphia, plus Roush and Sand homers for the Phillies in different games. St. Louis and Chicago matchups concluded with rain delays and late runs, while Detroit and New York plated late. American Association and minor notes mention college enrollment and regional standings.
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Cincinnati
Phila
Luque
Hargrave
Batts
Couch
Mitchell
May
Henline
Homer
Smith
Cincinnals
Philadelphia
Benton
J. May
Wingo
Knight
Betth
Wilson
Roush
Sand
St. Louis
Boston
Reinhart
O'Farrell
Genewich
O'Neil
Chicago
Wingfield
Bischoff
Lyons
Schalk
Philadelphia St. Louis
F Quinn
Cochraneush
Baumgartner
Graves
Hartgrave
Washington
Cleveland
Johnson and
Ruel
Uhle
Sigatt
New-York
Detroit
Hoyt
Bengough
Stoner
Bassler
Rath
New York
Cooper
Gonzales
Scott
Nehf
Hattley
Meusel
Hames
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Aldridge
Gooch
Osnone Hubbeil
Ehrhardt
Tiger
MacMillan Arctic Flight May Be Abandoned This Year
Washington reports a possibility that the MacMillan Arctic expedition may abandon its plan to fly over the unknown Polar sea this year. Navy and National Geographic Society officials discussed shifting focus to Greenland and Labrador exploration due to worsening weather and ice conditions. A decision hinges on this week’s weather and whether a stable base can be established before autumn. Commander Byrd is to confer with Commander MacMillan and report to Washington.
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Washington
Polar Sea
Byrd
Navy
National Geographic Society
Greenland
Labrador
Cape Thomas Hubbard
Axel Heiberg
Ellesmere Island
Etah
MacMillan
Dirigible Shenandoah to Fly Over Kansas City and St Joseph
Washington officials announced the Shenandoah will fly westward from Lakehurst New Jersey beginning September 1 or 2. The route may include Kansas City and St Joseph Missouri as they lie outside the direct flight path, leaving the Missouri stops undecided until today.
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Shenandoah
Missouri
Washington
A. P
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Lakehurst
N. J
Navy Department
Wichita Boy Hurt in an Accident Has a Chance to Recover
Wichita Aug 12 1944 Robert J Magill remained hopeful amid severe odds after a motor accident left a girl severely injured and Magill’s neck condition requiring possible later surgery. Dr Dickson of Kansas City joined consultations as the hospital received hundreds of inquiries about his fate.
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Wichita
P.y
Robert J
Magill
Phy‘sicilang
Si. F. D. Dickson
Kansas City
Road worker dies in dynamite blast at Baldwin hill
Schell age 36 blaster died instantly while Kennedy 20 was seriously burned and injured when dynamite caps in Schells box exploded fifty feet from the Baldwin hill bridge. Kennedy rushed to Simmons hospital with burns and eye injuries as doctors warned potential loss of sight. The county crew had been crushing rock nearby and uncertain explosion cause. Schell, a widower from Lawrence, had lived there about a year and worked on dynamite for blasting stumps along the Baldwin hill.
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Schell
Tor
Forte
Baldwin Hill
Harald Kennedy
County Road
Sehell
Kennedy
Dave Dailey
Sehétlse
Rumsey
Simmons Hospital
Lawrence
New Hampshire Street
R. Cleveland
Richland
Laswrence
Walter Kennedy
Baldwin
Spahr
Crosses Mark Accidents In Ohio Highways
Columbus reports white crosses placed along Ohio roads mark fatal accidents to warn drivers. Governor Vic Donahey approved the plan to curb deaths, but some call it morbid while others praise its cautionary effect. A baseball park in shrine stands as a separate note.
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Columbus
Ohio
Vic Donahey
Baseball Park
Shrine
Japanese Plan to Open Meiji Shrine Grounds as Baseball Park
Tokyo August 18 A P Le plans to spend 750000 yen to build Japan’s largest baseball park in the Meiji Shrine external gardens. Promoters expect the shrine association to contribute about 460000 yen and hope the site will later host tennis, swimming, and other athletic courts.
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Meiji Park
Tokyo
A. P.j
Japan
Meiji Shrine
SS Ranger Bicycles
Hanna
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